Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-12
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Many Delegates In Attendance at the
Assembly of thc state Farmers
Alliance at Waco.
Tho Body Welcomed by Mayor Sturgis
Growth of tho Organizat;on-An
Important Resolution.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX Aug. 9.-The Assembly OF
the State Farmers Alliance in this city
to-day is one of the most significant
meetings ever held here. 1t will be re
membered inst it issnot more than three
years ago since the Alliance was first
known in Texas. Since then the organ
ization has spread with such rapidity that
now the state order has more than 200, 600
members on it's rolls. The Alliance is
based on different principle from the
Grange, and it is said to be on sach q
firm basis that the organization is the
strongest of its kind now in existence.
Only 3 few days ago the state Wheel Of
Arkansas, numbering $4,000 members.
came over and are now identified with
the Alliance.
The delegates present at this meeting
are lis, that number OF counties in the
state being represented, besides several
adjoining states are also represented.
Mr. Evan Jones of Dublin, Erath county,
the president Of the state organization,
called the body to order st O'Clock in
the district court room. Mr.. f. D. Ma
cready, of PottS50rO, Grayson county,
corresponding secretary, acted as record
ing secretary in the absence OF that Ulcer.
The morning hour was spent in hearing
reports and appointing various commit
tees. At IL O'CLOCK his honor, Mayor Stur-
gis, delivered' al address Of welcome.
He paid high compliment to the order,
and bid them God speed in their work.
He rendered them the hospitaliues of the
/ city, and said he hoped their sessions
would be harmonious and that the work
| they accomplished would rebound to
much good for the order. The meeting
then went INTO secret session, which has
continued all day. None, save members
Of the Alliance, are allowed to be present
| 81 thssseeEet sessions. This fact is eX-
fpIained so courteouslY that reportorial
enterprise has not sought to penetrate
the portals of the Alliance room,
/ especially as the newspaper
men are promised that what
ever it is proper the public should know
Of the proceedings will be given to the
reporters from Gay TO day. President
JJtsfses says the work of this session viii
be of great Importance to the order, enc
the business will not be closed up before
the lest Of the week.
Dr.. c. W MaCune, president, snd E
/ B. warren, secretary OF the NdtOnal al
I lance, ale attending the sessions Of the
state body.
Mr.. a. J. Sreeter, financial agent of thu
order in II inois, is here.
Mr. r. j. Sledge, one Of the big guns o
the order, IS working in the interest o
the farmers.
Representatives are here from Arkansas
Illinois and Kentucky, and it is though
Louisiana will be represented.
The board OF directors of the Cotton
Congress will be in session during The
week and important business will come
up before them.
Officers will be elected during the meet
ing for the ensuing year.
! Mr.. Andrews, state business agent TO
the Arkansas Wheel, is here.
A resolution was offered this eyenin!
to assess each male member of the STATE
Alliance 5 each per year for five years
this money when raised to be used II
building cotton mills throughout thC
state. Il is thought the measure viii
pass the meeting tomorrow.